Pizza will be served and the session will startat 5:30pmon January 15thin theCC Multipurpose Room.

There are only 15 more spotsavailable to participate in this great workshop! Please RSVP to Meghan Scanlan (scanlanm@msoe.edu) by January 9th, 2014 if you want to attend.The Tau Beta Pi Honor Society will be hosting a national speaker, Cheryl Cheng, to lead a workshop about working in teams. This is a great opportunity as all careers will need employees to work in teams to be effective employees.You will:

Define the Role of Teams

Learn the importance of teams in today's world and the growth stages experienced by all teams.

Develop the Team's Charter

Learn how to create a charter for a team. Participate in an entertaining team-building exercise.

Each year, each member of Tau Beta Pi is required to perform at least one service project that benefits the community in some way.

Current Activities

Sweetwater Organics

A group of students will be designing and constructing two tropism machines.

Past Activities

Meaningful Makeover

Kelly Costello, our president, has been working tirelessly to setup another project for this Spring. It is the Meaningful Makeover project, where we renovate one of the living quarters for families taking shelter at the Salvation Army’s rehabilitation center. This is a great way to fulfill your service hour requirements. We hope that you all will consider volunteering. This year, we will be helping two families out! Date: April 18, 2009

Junior Achievement Day

Paul Tychsen, a past TBP member, has asked me to let you know about a community service/networking event called Junior Achievement Day. “During this day, students from MSOE team with Accenture employees in a local grade school to teach real-life skills. This could be anything from counting change to tying shoes. I graduated from MSOE last year and am working for Accenture, an international consulting firm. Our hope is to recruit 5-10 MSOE students to help with the event. In doing so, we also hope to establish a stronger relationship with the MSOE community.

Vice President

The vice president supports the president in overseeing the organization. The VP must fill-in for the president when they are absent. One of the main activities the vice president must oversee is new member initiation.

Corresponding Secretary

Recording Secretary and Cataloguer

The recording secretary is responsible for taking minutes of chapter meetings. The recording secretary supports the president and vice president by assisting with the completion of other paperwork and tasks.The cataloguer maintains member status of Tau Beta Pi members, keeps track of the digital catalogue cards, and takes meeting attendance.

Public Relations and Website Chairperson

The public relations and website chairperson maintains the chapter’s bulletin board on campus and acts as the webmaster for the Tau Beta Pi website. He or she is also responsible for tasks related to increasing the awareness of Tau Beta Pi with students and the community. Maintenance of the organization's university mailing lists is also handled by the Public Relations and Website Chairperson.

MSOE is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (800) 621-7440, (www.ncahlc.org). Additional program accreditation includes the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, American Council for Construction Education (ACCE), and Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).